[AzaleaCity5691]

Ok, this post is full of stereotypes that I don't even know if I should dignify this with a response, but alas I will

First, despite what a bunch of morons with their own various reasons would have you believe, the word "urban" is not synoynmous with "minorities".

Urban is simply a description given to a certain type of organization of society, namely that of the focus city of any given metropolitan area.

And for the belief that rural soldiers would always be European-American, to this I say

Macon County, AL approximately 24,000 residents. 85% black
Issaquena County, MS approximately 2,200. 62% black


And, if you want to really get rural

Kenedy County, TX, approximately 400 people, 79% hispanic.

[Meldrim]

You are correct. In addition, the dead have been disproportionally white and "hispanic"...whatever that means. The Army is actually quite concerned about the lack of black combat arms officers and currently force branches minority officers into the artillery, infantry and armor.

As an aside, since you seem to be fluent regarding demography, is there a major urban area aside from Salt Lake City where the average young man is likely to be white?

[IGOTMINE]

I only did ten years in the Corps...most of that in the infantry. I can only tell you what I saw, which was white kids join for adventure, most inner city minority kids join to get job skills.